Qur'an and Science

is a topic becoming ever more important as Muslims try
to not only present the Qur'an as not conflicting with
modern science, but make the much stronger claim that the Qur'an
is predicting modern scientific discoveries. This is used
by many Muslims as a major proof for the divine origin of the
Qur'an.

The next step is to call on all who hear it to become Muslims
on this basis.

Since we do not believe the Qur'an to be from God, we are called
upon to answer these claims and will soon present a very thorough
investigation into the various details of this topic.

Until the larger database of articles is prepared
have a look at the links and articles in the section
Qur'an, Islam and Science.

However, in the section Rebuttal
to "It is the truth" we already have a systematic response to all the material
of the main Islamic site propagating this approach.

Ali Sina's review of a debate
between Dr. Zakir Naik and Dr. William Campbell on the topic The Qur’an and the Bible in the Light of Science

Did Islam rescue science?

Besides the claims of miraculous scientific revelation in Islamic texts, there is the claim
that the West lost all the science of antiquity and it was rescued by Islamic scholars and
relearned from them. There are glowing claims and theories about Islam's contribution to
science in the Medieval Age. However, these theories are more and more challenged in academia: